Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme Tomato

Pomodoro Cuore Antico di Acqui Terme Beefsteak Italian Heirloom Sauce Tomato Vegetable Seeds

This tomato is by far in my top 3. It is my favorite in terms of flavor, texture, and size. Whereas, Triple L crop (aka Italian Tree tomato) and Japanese Trifele are my favorite because they are the most productive varieties I have ever grown. I will always grow these 3 varieties.

This is an old Italian heirloom tomato that is not very common. The name means heirloom heart shape tomato from the region of Acqui Terme. It is categorized as a sauce tomato. It is very meaty and is perfect for making your own sauce. A lot of sauce type tomatoes have bland flavor when eaten fresh, but it improves when processed or cooked. This one is an exception because it also has great flavor eaten fresh and makes for a hearty slice on a sandwich. The tomatoes are huge but the plant remains around 6 foot tall.

Flavor is just amazing sweet, with a little acidity that brings out a savory flavor. When people describe a tomato flavor as perfectly balanced, this is what I think of. Tomatoes are massive and can get bigger than the ones shown in my photos.

Follow me on social media because I share lots of information on growing this tomato variety and other gardening tips. IG, YT, and TikTok: jerrasgarden.

Listing is for 1 packet of 10 seeds. I have very limited quantities of this variety due to impacts from hurricanes last fall. The plants are currently thriving and fruiting in flushes. I will have more after processing/drying seeds from new flushes until my season ends. Make sure your signed up for my email newsletter to get notified of when more are in stock. 

TOMATO CHARACTERISTICS
Indeterminate

Color: bright & deep red skin and interior flesh

Flavor profile: balanced, sweet, acidic, savory

Average fruit size: large beefsteak slicer, used for making sauce or can be eaten fresh

Height/Fertilizing: height can vary as it depends on your growing conditions and care. I have a fertilizing regimen which definitely helps achieve this kind of growth but is not necessary. Adding small doses of an organic fertilizer every week has really helped me take my tomato growing to another level. Synthetic fertilizers can burn or damage plants if used too often. Therefore, I recommend organic fertilizers because they wont damage plants when used often. However, do what suits your garden and the products you like to use.

This is my current fertilizing regimen: I start by fertilizing weekly with 1/8 cup of Espoma tone sprinkled at the base of each plant. Once the plants start to bloom, I start alternating the weeks. One week with the Espoma Tomato Tone and then the next week with this recipe: mix 1 cup of Azomite dust and 1/4 cup of Fox Farms Tiger Bloom liquid into a 5 gallon bucket of water and pour some at the base of each plant.

PLANTING

Solanum lycopersicum

Germination: 7-14 days. To speed up germination I recommend using a heat mat.

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/4” deep

Sowing: I highly recommend to start in pots in doors with a heat mat 6-8 weeks before your last frost date. If you gardening in Florida, we kind of have two opportunities to grow tomatoes per year. You can start them in doors around July 1st and transplant into the garden end of September for fall/winter harvest. Or you can start from seed in doors 6-8 weeks from your last frost date for spring harvest.

Days to maturity: 85 days from transplanting into the garden

 Terms and conditions READ THIS PLEASE:
- Seeds will be shipped with no planting instructions to keep seed costs low to the buyer. Germination and plant care information is included in the description. I encourage each gardener to research specifics on how to be successful growing them. I also have lots of information on my TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channel all under the account name jerrasgarden. I started this shop to share my love of certain seed varieties and spread the knowledge of gardening. Please contact me if you cant find information or have additional questions.

- No returns or refunds once shipped. I am not responsible for lost or damaged packages caused by USPS. Since there are so many factors that affect germination and growing success, no refunds or exchanges are allowed once seeds have shipped. These are the same seeds I use in my personal garden so I can attest to their viability. Seeds are fresh season to season.

- Availability of seed in this shop varies depending on what I have decided to grow that season. With that said, please be advised that seeds are available in limited quantities. Once sold out they may or may not be available again.